Canonising Hypertext: Explorations and Constructions - Couverture rigide

Ensslin, Professor Astrid

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0826495583 ISBN 13 : 9780826495587

Editeur : Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd., 2007

Synopsis

This innovative monograph focuses on a contemporary form of computer-based literature called 'literary hypertext', a digital, interactive, communicative form of new media writing. "Canonizing Hypertext" combines theoretical and hermeneutic investigations with empirical research into the motivational and pedagogic possibilities of this form of literature. It focuses on key questions for literary scholars and teachers: How can literature be taught in such a way as to make it relevant for an increasingly hypermedia-oriented readership? How can the rapidly evolving new media be integrated into curricula that still seek to transmit 'traditional' literary competence? How can the notion of literary competence be broadened to take into account these current trends? This study, which argues for hypertext's integration in the literary canon, offers a critical overview of developments in hypertext theory, an exemplary hypertext canon and an evaluation of possible classroom applications.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Astrid Ensslin is a Research Associate in the Department of German Studies, University of Manchester.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Continuum International Publishing Group Ltd.
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0826495583
• ISBN 13: 9780826495587
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 206
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible